He’s thinking of tossing his helmet into the 2021 mayoral race.
A 41-year-old U.S. Marine veteran, who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah and is the son of a wealthy couple with close ties to the Clintons, is an unlikely addition to the crowded race to replace Mayor Bill de Blasio next year.
Zachary Iscol, whose parents listed their floor-through apartment at 955 Fifth Ave. for $17 million at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, is exploring a citywide run as a moderate Democrat, sources told The Post.
Mom Jill Iscol has advised Hillary Clinton since 1999 and dad Ken Iscol made big bucks as a cellphone pioneer — though he grew up as the son of a Sanitation Department worker in Queens.
The ex-Marine captain, whose 2016 marriage to one-time Vogue editor Meredith Melling was covered by Town & Country magazine, is discussing the potential bid with former Andrew Yang staffer Nick Ryan, according to sources
“He’s led abroad, he’s led the mental health crisis here at home, and most recently he was instrumental to the COVID response here in New York City setting up the Javits,” a source close to Iscol told The Post.
Iscol did two tours in Iraq as a Marine, founded a free mental health program for fellow veterans and served as deputy director of the Javits Medical Center during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Manhattan resident also has some ideas about how to tackle Gotham’s rising crime.
Iscol thinks “officers need to know they’ll be supported if they do the right thing and held accountable if they don’t,” the source said.
“In addition, he believes in building on the success of New York’s Crisis Management System, continuing to have agencies collaborating to better serve neighborhoods and communities and knows that it’s impossible to address crime without also effectively confronting homelessness, mental health, and unemployment,” the source added.
If Iscol, a Democrat, makes his bid official, he’ll join a jam-packed field that includes both Democrats and Republicans.
On the left, there’s city Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, former city Veterans Affairs Commissioner Loree Sutton, ex-de Blasio counsel Maya Wiley, and Shaun Donovan, who served as former President Barack Obama’s budget director and Housing and Urban Development secretary.
Republicans with their sights on City Hall include Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, Foundation House CFO Sara Tirschwell, and billionaire business mogul John Catsimatidis, among others.